Placentation Flashcards
Placental Types - Chorionic Villi:
Chorionic villi uniformly distributed across entire surface of chorion
Diffuse
Placental Types - Chorionic Villi:
Formation of specific zone of chorionic villi
Zonary
Placental Types - Chorionic Villi:
Discrete, disc-like zone
Discoid (common in primates)
Placental Types - Chorionic Villi:
“Button-like” structure
Cotyledonary
The Sow and the Mare are examples of what type of placentation?
Diffuse
What species have epitheliochorial?
Sow, Mares, Ruminants
What “layer is not present” in Endotheliochorial?
Endometrial epithelium
What species have Endotheliochorial?
Dogs and Cats
What species have Hemochorial?
Primates and rodents
What is left in Hemochorial?
Chorionic epithelium
Chorionic interstitium
Chorionic capillaries
Name the layers that separate fetal and maternal blood:
Maternal endothelium
Maternal interstitium
Maternal epithelium
Fetal epithelium (trophoblasts)
Fetal interstitium
Fetal endothelium
Match the species with the placental type:
Zonary
Canines and Felines
Match the species with the placental type:
Cotyledonary
Ruminants
- Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Match the following with the placental type:
Single zone for placental exchange
Discoid
What placentation distribution corresponds to a species that Implants into the endometrium?
Discoid
What structure contains fluid that the fetus directly swallows and inhales in utero?
Amniotic cavity
Match the following with the placental type:
Chorionic villi are distributed evenly across the endometrium
Diffuse